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Dr. Michael Henry Cleary (August 4, 1853 – February 2, 1933) was a politician, physician, and lawyer. He was born on a farm in
Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Elkhorn. The county was created in ...
to parents Thomas and Julia Cleary (from Co. Galway, Ireland). He went to the local public schools. In 1877, he received his medical degree from the Pulte Medical College, where he attended with his brother Dr. John L. Cleary. In 1878, Cleary moved to
Galena, Illinois Galena is the largest city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Plac ...
and practiced medicine. Cleary also studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar. He served as the Galena City Attorney. Cleary also served on the Galena Board of Education and was president of the board of education. Cleary served in the
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from 1883 to 1889 and was a
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. Cleary also served in the
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from 1913 to 1917. Cleary died at the home of Thomas Smith in
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.Dr. M. H. Cleary, Galena,' ''Freeport Journal-Standard (Illinois),'' February 3, 1933, pg. 14


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1853 births 1933 deaths People from Galena, Illinois People from Walworth County, Wisconsin University of Cincinnati College of Medicine alumni Illinois lawyers Physicians from Illinois School board members in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Party Illinois state senators 19th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub